Portacloy

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This information is taken from New Climbs 1991.

The crag is to be found below the lookout tower on the headland that guards the north-western extremity of Portacloy Bay, near Benwee Head, North Mayo. Park at the Portacloy Pier, ford a stream and head towards the tower. Just beyond this is an abseil stake - which you ignore and walk down the west side of the headland to the top of a small prow of rock. Scramble steeply down from this to ledges, some distance above the sea. Traverse L along these to the tip of the head. The crag is around to to the L. It has only one route so far.

Thirtysomething HS 15m
K. McDonald & T. Ryan Nov 1991.
Belay at the end of the ledges below the R edge of the cliff and climb up an exposed groove just L of the arete to the top.

Two easier lines were soloed to the R of the arete.